Local Partnerships

NATURAL REGIONAL PARKS

LEISURE AND SPORTSSemi-Marathon de Manosque is a very important sporting event for Manosque and its region. The L’Occitane Classique is a running event totally dedicated to women.The Luberon by Bike organization proposes some itineraries by bike in the Luberon region of Provence.L’Occitane supports this organization in their promotional commitments for eco-friendly travel.

CULTURAL

The European University of Flavours and Scents is located in Forcalquier in the south of France.They provide vocational training courses for people who wish to acquire or validate skills in the manufacture, regulation and commercialization of products from the flavors and scents. L’Occitane is involved in the University missions such as training its employees, promoting sustainable activities and tourism.

Salagon’s ethnologic departmental museum gathers and keeps collections, as well as oral testimonies, which are put forward in permanent and temporary exhibitions. Its ethnobotanical gardens tell the history of the relations between men and their vegetable environment.Salagon is L’OCCITANE historic partner.

For 29 years now, the La Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival has established itself as an exceptional event in the worldwide musical and piano landscape. Though the Festival sites have been diversifying over the years, the Parc du Château de Florans remains the high spot for these unclassifiable encounters where all types of music come together.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONSFranceAgriMer, national board for agricultural and sea products, is a public institution under state supervision.FranceAgriMer is a place for arbitration and exchange between the French agricultural channels.L’Occitane and FranceAgriMer work together in the development and promotion of some agricultural channels such as AOC lavender.

Grande Traversée des Alpes / Routes de la Lavande : The great crossing of the Alps / The lavender roads

Created as a non-profit-making association in 1971 to "promote walking holidays between Lake Geneva and the Mediterranean", the GTA devised the very concept of the ramblers' lodge and the first great Alpine walking trail.Today, it is a tool for developing tourism, serving all the regional authorities of the Alpine massif.

Les Routes de la Lavande

The flower of Haute-Provence - "the Lavender Trail" offers you a chance to explore an area - its history, its landscapes, its people and their skills - forever marked by this "little" mountain plant whose fame, through the centuries, has travelled right around the world.Created in 1996 to support lavender production through unified, quality tourism, the organization "les Routes de la lavande" is now handing over to the Grande Traversée des Alpes.L’Occitane and Les Routes de la Lavande have the same aim : to help the lavender channel to develop a sustainable tourism offer.

These 3 public boards promote tourism in our region, our department and the city of Manosque. They promote the places to visit especially the visit of L’Occitane's worldwide and unique factory located in Manosque.

The International Perfume Museum was the first public establishment devoted to the history of the perfume industry and the preservation of this worldwide heritage. It houses the most handsome collections from five continents, from ancient times to the present day.L’OCCITANE Foundation is partner and patron of the Museum.